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An Anatomy & Physiology of the Human Spirit
A Holistic Quest to Understand
the Human Soul, Mind, and Consciousness
Willie Maartens
 UK
Price £14.75
$28.95
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AN ANATOMY
AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT:
A HOLISTIC QUEST TO UNDERSTAND THE
HUMAN SOUL, MIND, AND CONSCIOUSNESS
By Willie Maartens
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UK price:
$14.75 US price:
$28.95
Format: Paperback
Size: 6 x 9
Pages: 467
ISBN: 0-595-42434-1
Published: Mar-2007
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Physical science studies the 'hardware' component of
nature; mystics contemplate the 'software' component. It is now
necessary to integrate the two worldviews.
Book Description
Since the Industrial Revolution, the peoples from Western civilizations
had developed a more mechanistic point of view of the world. As our
knowledge of physics and chemistry grew; and with the advent of the
steam engine, we started to see the universe and all life in it as a big
mechanical machine constructed from chemical elements. Our knowledge has
kept on increasing with discoveries about electricity, electronics,
information and communication science, computer science and
nanotechnology, and especially quantum theory, and holography. We had a
whole paradigm shift, and have since developed tools like general
systems theory, cybernetics, and chaos theory that are directing our
approach to these new, technological developments. The mechanistic
worldview of Isaac Newton and Rene Descartes has become utterly,
untenable and we have to reconsider our world perspective and probably
develop a more holistic view of our world and belief systems.
"This book should begin
with a warning – in fact, it might be more apt to call this Foreword a
Warning. I challenge anyone reading this book to remain unchanged and
untouched regarding his or her belief system – what he/she believes
about reality, himself/herself, and indeed God and the meaning of life.
In this respect, you might say that this book could change your life.
Some might say that it is a mine that will explode the fabric of your
perception of life and reality. So beware! This book, in short, is
mind-blowing. Dr Maartens assembles and parades the great thinkers of
science, physics especially, of religion, and especially mystics, to
show that what you thought were safe to believe, is not. Do you have
faith in God, a belief in evolution, or confidence that the earth on
which you tread daily is secure, hard, and solid? Well, prepare to have
such perceptions shattered! Life itself – this world and this universe,
might just be a hologram, or virtual reality!"
Quoted from the foreword to An
Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Spirit by:
Dr. Charles
Muller, MA (Wales), PhD (Lond), DLitt (OFS), DEd (SA)
About the author
Dr
Willie Maartens was born in South Africa and he grew up on the gold
mines of the Transvaal. He qualified as a Topo-cadastral and Engineering
Surveyor, has a doctorate in Business Economics, and has studied the
relationship between science, religion, different philosophies, and the
occult for over forty years. He is married and resides in Pretoria,
South Africa.
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Also by Willie Maartens:
Mapping Reality: A Critical Perspective on Science and Religion
By Willie Maartens
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UK price: £16.99
US price: $27.95
Format: Paperback
Size : 6 x 9
Pages: 446
ISBN: 0-595-40044-2
Published: Jun-2006
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A critical perspective on science and religion, and specifically on faith (religion and science) and rational thought (science). An endeavour to illustrate (by means of examples) how inadequate human thought and senses are, and how humans never truly can understand reality.
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